You should check out the WEIKAV Sugar65 (cheap on Aliexpress on 11/11 Singel day sale) usually around 50 USD barebone. Its pretty rave within keeb community rn

Yea tape mod if you want a poppy sound but honestly dont need. Plus it makes a mess no matter what tape u use. With monsgeek i prefer stock sound than poppy.

Use those black tape with holes for force break mod if you hear case ping

Or change the stabs if you feel its rattle and lube them.

• Honestly stock wise its sound good and prob aint worth the hassle opening it. Need be careful with battery and pcb connection wire.

Glad you like your new board.

Yea piano v3 pro a pretty nice linear for gaming and typing.
It should sound fine with stock setup but you can always mod it like people do on youtube.

Choking in both Worlds and VCT after dominating

How to fix this cursed organisation?

Just wait a few months for new release and reviews

If you're buying rn then get wooting as its best of best but you will have to stick with 60% profile.

• Wooting is full analog and tachyon option
• Heard rumors of a new format wooting from discord (rumour)

Drunkdeer is releasing aluminium model soon
Apparently wooting is faster but drunkdeer more consistent
Source:
https://twitter.com/Heitarou1107/status/1708107135886967274?t=NAEk7y9D9aTS2IxmU0HbDw&s=19

You should wait for reviews for new keychron and m1 monsgeek HE with rapid trigger.

The only feedback we have is this switch being used in Akko mod007 aniversity edition which was a disappointment. It depends if Monsgeek fixed up all the issue and PCB has no weird errors like last time.

https://discord.com/invite/kdm35jjNeX Join that

Also keychron release their own version

https://www.keychron.com/pages/keychron-q1-he

Hey mate
Monsgeek m1 HE (Rapid Trigger) just released 1 hour ago
Check it out

https://twitter.com/MonsGeek
https://www.monsgeek.com/product/m1-he-full-assembled/

Yea i recommend first doing a tape mod / lube stabs on your anne pro 2 since that will change the sound profile to a nice pop (its great for plastic board since case is very hollow).

I recommend waiting for like Christmas sales since boards such as Monsgeek, Akko and Keychron tends to do massive sales. For me the monsgeek m1w is cheaper in local stores than buying from official monsgeek website. Some people buy from China directly which they can get it for dirt cheap but its a bit hard to (taobao).

Usually when monsgeek does a new release they give a small discount so yea. Here in OCE /Apac. Monsgeek are pretty reasonable whereas EU its kinda expensive.

Buying a aluminium body tend to cost alot and pretty much a scam.

dont get me started hahahahahah

Also don't research too much since I was initially like you but ended up spending way tooo much on expensive switches, keycaps and boards as part of the hobby. Also Keychron Q1 v2 is a expensive as board while offering pretty mid specs for price, m1w clears despite being cheaper. Epomakers is just rebranded craps. M1W is the middle ground for both office work and gaming since it offer great typing experiences (gas mount better than tray mount) (Debatable with piano since I prefer heavy tactile) and gaming experiences (low latency).

Both drunkbeer and wooting is tray mounted plastic build.

Hi,
I only created this account to comment. I would recommend looking into the MonsGeek M1W prebuilt with piano switches. The original MonsGeek M1 is highly praised within the custom keyboard community for being a really good budget entry with a full aluminum build. Stock m1w is already amazing but you can mod if you prefer a different sound profile.

Zellsis also uses an M1 MonsGeek, which you can see in one of the Cloud9 Twitter videos due to its distinctive gold side bezels.

The most important thing for gaming is obviously good latency and 1000Hz, both of which the M1W has. The switches on the piano are very light linear, making it great for gaming. Here is a spreadsheet listing the best latency options. Obviously, the Wooting keyboard is the best, but I personally don't like plastic 60% keyboards since I already have many, so the 75% (like GMMK) is more suitable for me.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZZPa8LdSqu3ObpqX4NKYb9gdp6tRUqMjMc6bDPvU9X4/edit#gid=0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejrn_VL7OoA

I also checked out the DrunkBeer, but as you said, it's a pretty light plastic build and is pretty much inferior to the Wooting, despite being $100 cheaper.
If you are willing to wait, there could be a rapid magnetic switch M1 releasing soon since it's currently in the works. However, based on the previous Akko Mod 007 7th anniversary, their magnetic switch was a disappointment (Akko is the parent company of MonsGeek).

Here are the sources:
https://www.monsgeek.com/new-arrival/
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk4e327bWPE (not good impression)

Please let me know if you need more information or assistance.